Anushka to star opposite Salman in ‘Sultan’

Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma has been finalised as the female lead opposite superstar Salman Khan for the upcoming film “Sultan”, said a statement from Yash Raj Films on Friday.

Anushka, who made her debut in Hindi cinema in 2008 took to Twitter, to share a photograph of herself hugging the “Dabangg” star.

The “NH10” actress captioned the image saying: “Sultan”.

Produced by Aditya Chopra and written-directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, “Sultan”,which has been shot in Karjat, is reportedly based on the life of a wrestler.

One of the fittest stars of Bollywood, Salman has gone through intensive training for wrestling and mixed martial arts for Zafar’s directorial with international action director Larnell Stovall.